St. Bernardus Pater 6
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Another Sunday and another visit from the St. Bernardus brewery. For a bit of history on the St. Bernardus brewery, I’ll refer you to my write-up of St. Bernardus Tripel.
Today’s visit is in the form of St. Bernardus Pater 6. This Dubbel-style Belgian ale is just 6.7% ABV, so drinking the entire 25 oz bottle was no problem — that is, once I managed to extract the stubborn cork!
Pater 6 poured like a dark tea, its soft brown body looking thin as it pooled through my chalice. A substantial, off-white head foamed up, but just faded just as quickly down to almost nothing.
The aroma hovering over my glass was delicate. There’s a sugary malt, but the nose of Pater 6 is marked most plainly by a rose petal aroma of soft fruits, with notes of grapes, raspberries, and plums.
As for taste, Pater 6 is mildly sweet & herbal. Fruit from the aroma continues to make its mark in the taste, with the addition of crisp apple and (likely from storage) an initial unpleasant metallic taste that faded as the beer had a chance to breath. Herbal hops hold everything together with a mild, tea-like bitterness.
That 6.7% ABV is surprisingly warming, and the beer is thin but bubbly with carbonation.
This is a subtle Dubbel — nothing leaps out and clubs you, but it’s very pleasant to drink. In many ways Pater 6 reminded me of the far superior Rochefort 6. Both ales benefited from a tea-like bitterness and a hint of fruit, but Rochefort’s was more complex, layered with flavor.
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